My dad passed away in July (he was 88 years of age) and my brother has Dad's veteran's flag from the funeral. I would like to build a display case for it and am looking for ideas. In particular, I was thinking of having a drawer or compartment in the base where we could place his dog tags, and other small items that we have found. He always encouraged me with my woodworking and so I want to make sure I make this one of my very best projects. I've googled and have done some searches, but thought I would check in with my friends here for help. Thank you.
im all for the traditional triagular case myself. i feel a case should not over shadow the meaning behind the flag. but i like your idea of the drawer the case would sit upon. sorry for your loss barb, my condolences to you and your family.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
im all for the traditional triagular case myself. i feel a case should not over shadow the meaning behind the flag. but i like your idea of the drawer the case would sit upon. sorry for your loss barb, my condolences to you and your family.
Thank you. I agree with a simple design. I think a base with a drawer would maintain that - just need to work out how to get the right proportions.
You could size it for the flag folded properly, then extend the side pieces a tad bit, to allow for a small shallow drawer on the bottom. If you could make the ends of the drawer at the same angle of the flag case. Just a thought.
Thinking about it more, make the drawer sides square and add a front after that follows the shape of the flag case. The Name would be a very nice touch. Maybe include the branch of service and years. That could just be a Brass plate engraved.
Fitting in a square drawer would likely be easier. I'm already thinking how to make the triangle case so the joints are tight (likely challenging as I've only done mitered corners on frames).
If you can get the angles you could add splines of a contrasting wood in the corners. Maybe use a sled on the table saw with a fence attached to, that would allow you to get a good miter.
Easy way to cut the angles on a table saw, if you have a sled attach a simple fence to it to cut the 45* and another fence attached to cut the 22.5* angle.
I build a wedgie sled last year and I find myself using it for other angles for other projects other than lathe work.
Going to have to look into a sled I think as doing the 45s on the long edge (??is that called a bevel cut?) hasn't gone that smoothly for me in the past. Last time I used my track saw and then cleaned up at the table saw. I see a practice case before I try it with better wood.
Prototypes are always a good thing. More so when angles are involved.
When I am building something, I will use some of the drops to test the setup like cutting rabbets on the table saw or over at the router the check and see if its set correctly.
This is a little overboard for a sled but it serves my use.
I use a tenon jig on the table saw to cut the base angles. 22.5 degrees. My spline jig works at both 45 and 22.5 degrees (I made an incert) to the 45 degree jig.
